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Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project_Green Project FundingMasterpiece on the Mississippi TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project, Green Project Funding Application DATE: December 16, 2010 City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending City Council approval to submit the Green Project funding application submitted to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. I concur with the recommendations and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Mi hael C. Van Milligen Dubuque ***** AII•Amenca City F.1 2007 THE CITY OF Duii Masterpiece on the Mississippi MEMORANDUM TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer SUBJECT: Bee Branch Creek Restoration project, Green Project Funding Application DATE: December 16, 2010 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memo is to present the Green Project funding application submitted to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for the Upper Bee Branch Creek restoration Project. BACKGROUND In December of 2001, the City Council formally adopted the Drainage Basin Master Plan. Based on the study, approximately 1,150 homes and businesses in the Bee Branch watershed are at risk of flood damage. In August of 2010, the City Council awarded the construction contract for the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project to Tschiggfrie Excavating in the amount of $10,836,588.85. DISCUSSION The Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project is to be constructed in at least two phases. The first phase, the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration project, is currently under construction. It will extend from the 16 Street Detention Basin to the west across Sycamore Street, Cedar Street and Maple Street before extending north along the western portion of the former Dubuque Packing Co. site to the railroad tracks just south of Garfield. The second phase will be the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. The Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project will start where construction of the Lower Bee Branch project ends just south of Garfield Avenue and extend to the north along Kniest Street, crossing Garfield, Rhomberg, 21 and 22 Street ending at 24 and Washington Street. Design of the Upper Bee Branch is progressing with construction scheduled to begin in the fall of 2011. According to the adopted FY11 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget, the construction of the Upper Bee Branch is to be funded using State Revolving Loan Dubuque bitsil AtAmalca City 1/11 r 2007 Funds (SRF) which is administered by the IDNR. There are two distinct advantages of using SRF: the effective interest rate is 3.25% and the borrowing can be repaid over a thirty -year period versus the typical 20 -year period other borrowing methods typically allow. The federal Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriation Law requires the IDNR to make available not less than 20% of their SRF program funds in the form of forgivable loans for projects that address green infrastructure and other environmentally innovative activities. And in July, the IDNR issued a call for "green" projects stating that there was $5.5 million in the form of forgivable loans for Clean Water SRF projects. The Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project is consistent with the EPA's definition of a Green (Infrastructure) Project. According to the IDNR, the "EPA used an inclusive approach to determine what is and is not a 'green' water project." And Public Law 111- 88 indicates that State's must make available grant funding for "projects to address green infrastructure ... or other environmentally innovative activities." Day lighting a buried creek is inherently green. And that it is certainly innovative to try and resurrect a creek that was buried over 100 years ago. According to the EPA's Green Project Preserve (GPR) guidance document, "creek day lighting is established as a Categorical (Green Infrastructure) Project. Attached is the City's Green Project application and facility Plan for the Upper Bee Branch Creek restoration project that was submitted to the IDNR by their deadline of December 1, 2010. Per the application, $14.8 million of the construction costs associated with the Upper Bee Branch project is eligible SRF program funding. There are some elements of the $20 million Upper Bee Branch project, such as bridges, that are ineligible. It is unknown at this time how the IDNR will distribute the $5.5 million in the form of forgivable loans for Clean Water SRF projects such as the Upper Bee Branch project. The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission will consider the City's application at their March 2011 meeting. ACTION TO BE TAKEN No action is requested. The purpose of this memo is to provide information only. Attach. Prepared by Deron Muehring cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Jenny Larson, Budget Drector Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer II To Be Completed by Applicant For DNR Use Applicant Name: City of Dubuque, Iowa Yes • No • 1. DNR Project Number (e.g. S2010_####): S 2010 - 9999 Yes • No • 2. DNR Project Manager Name: Gabe Lee, PE Yes ■ No • 3. Project Identification (from DNR Design Schedule A): Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project Yes • No • 4. Three copies of certified Facility Plan If previously submitted: © Certified date: 11/29/10 Yes • No • Submitted date: 12/1/10 5(a). Iowa Construction Permit Application Schedule A ❑ NA, Stormwater Project Yes • No • 5(b). Schedules F and G if needed for the project: ❑ OR © N/A Yes • No • If N /A, state reason Stormwater Project N/A ❑ 6. Exhibit 5, SRF Environmental Review Checklist and Attachments NA, Env. review already completed for project, FONSI issued (attached) Yes • No • 7. EPA pre -award compliance form completed with DUNS number and authorized signature © Yes • No • 8. Property assurance form completed with authorized signature El OR ❑ N/A Yes • No • If N /A, state reason N/A ❑ For DNR Use: Decision Date IUP application packet received: Application packet compete Yes ❑ No ❑ Date: SRF Reviewer: To Be Completed by Applicant For DNR Use 9. Project initiation meeting was held on: 9/21/2010 Yes • No • 10. Flows and loads concurrence by DNR on: OR © N/A Yes • No • If N/A state reason Stormwater Proiect N/A ❑ 11. Wasteload allocation of concurred flow was completed on: OR © N/A Yes • No • If N/A state reason Stormwater Proiect N/A ❑ For DNR Use: Decision The Applicant has followed DNR Construction Permitting Process (Steps 1 - 17) and submitted a Facility Plan at Step 18: Project is considered ready to be placed on the Fundable List Yes ❑ No ❑ If No, the Project is not ready for FP review and must be placed on the Contingency List Project Manager: Date: Clean Water SRF Intended Use Plan Application USE FOR GREEN PROJECTS ONLY This packet includes the materials and information you need to apply for inclusion on the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Intended Use Plan. Please use the checklist below to ensure that your application is complete before submitting it. Instructions are included on the next page. July 2010 SRF STATE REVOLVING FUND INVESTING IN IOWA'S WATER www.iowasrf.com Clean Water SRF Intended Use Plan Application USE FOR GREEN PROJECTS ONLY Checklist Instructions Item No. 1. All wastewater projects for construction are assigned unique project numbers for tracking by DNR. Projects numbers are given by Ronda Hensley when a project manager is assigned to a project and a file is created. Her telephone number is 515 -281- 8982. SRF STATE REVOLVING FUND Item No. 2. A project manager is assigned to each SRF project after an initial contact to the Department as described in Steps 2 and 3 of the wastewater construction permitting process manual. Item No. 3. A brief description of the project is required in Design Schedule A, General Information. The project description must fall under the project scope established at the project initiation meeting. An accurate description is necessary because multiple construction contracts may have the same project number. Item No. 4. At Step 18 (after completing Steps 1 through 17 of the wastewater construction permitting procedures), submit three copies of the Facility Plan (FP) certified by an Iowa licensed professional engineer along with the applicable design schedules and Intended Use Plan (IUP) application. Three copies of the FP are not required with an IUP application submittal if the FP has been submitted previously to the wastewater engineering section. However, an IUP application without the FP included must reference the actual certification and submittal dates. Item No. 5 (a). Design Schedule A must be certified by both the applicant and the design engineer. This form is required for all wastewater projects. Design Schedule A should indicate that CWSRF loan funds will be requested. Item No. 5 (b). Design Schedules A, F and G are required for a site survey request, Paragraph 567 IAC 60.4(1) "c ". Item No. 6. The environmental review checklist is provided as Exhibit 5. This checklist and information must be included as an attachment to the IUP application. Item No. 7. The EPA Pre -Award Compliance form must be completed, signed, and submitted to DNR with the IUP application. A DUNS number for the applicant is required. If the applicant does not have a DUNS number, go to http://fedqov.dnb.com/webform to request one. This form must be approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before a CWSRF loan can be signed. Item No. 8. Purchase of land typically is not eligible for the Clean Water SRF. Please check with your project manager to confirm. However, if land is being purchased for the project, the applicant must comply with federal property acquisition requirements and submit this form. Item No. 9. The project initiation meeting is Step 9 of the wastewater construction permitting procedures. If CWSRF funding program requirements were not anticipated and discussed at the project initiation meeting, a second project initiation meeting is required. A second project initiation also may be needed if a project has been inactive or the project scope is revised. The proposed project must be in conformance with the long range planning of the area. The project initiation meeting may include representatives from the Iowa Finance Authority and the DNR Field Office, NPDES permits section and Environmental Review (ER) services. Project coordination and a determination of readiness for FP review is intended to improve staff efficiency and should not be confused with the readiness criteria of other funding agencies (e.g., IFA, INVESTING IN IOWA'S WATER July 2010 wtiwv.iowasrf.com Green Project Category (check all that apply) ❑ Water efficiency Energy efficiency Green infrastructure Other environmentally innovative project Describe the reasons or the needs for the proposed project: (i.e. specific water quality problem or system improvement) The daylighting of the Bee Branch Creek will improve water quality by exposing the now buried creek to air, sunlight, vegetation, and soil, all of which will help transform, bind up, or otherwise neutralize pollutants. Exposing the creek to sunlight air, and soil allows growth of aquatic and riparian vegetation that will improve water quality by taking up organic and inorganic pollutants. It will result in a 20% improvement in dissolved oxygen; a 13% reduction is suspended sediment, a small reduction in phosphorus, nitrogen, and lead; and a 15% reduction in bacteria. Finally, daylighting the creek will increase the biodiversity within the creek and the restored floodplain. Describe the scope of the proposed project: (i.e., specific solution to the water quality problem, or proposed system improvement). Explain how the project is eligible for the green project category or categories checked above. Outline the expected project results, e.g. for water efficiency projects, indicate percent of water Toss reduced; for energy efficiency projects, percent savings or reductions in kWh, KW, or therms; for other projects, describe environmental and water quality benefits. Some green projects may require a business case. Attachment 2, Green Project Preserve: Guidance for Determining Project Eligibility, states that the "EPA used an inclusive approach to determine what is and is not a 'green' water project." And Public Law 111 -88 indicates that State's must make available grant funding for "projects to address green infrastructure ... or other environmentally innovative activities." The proposed design of the Upper Bee Branch Creek Project creek is consistent with the EPA's definition of a "green" project and certainly qualifies as an innovative project. Attachment 2 also outlines "categorically eligible projects." And Section 1.2 -7 of Part A - CWSRF, establishes that creek day lighting is a Categorical (Green Infrastructure) Project. Which other funding programs are you considering to assist in completion of this project? Check all that apply: ❑ Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ❑ Rural Development Grant and /or Loan Reserve Funds Other: RECAT & FEMA HMGP (eligibility is in question for both) Anticipated loan agreement execution date: Anticipated facility plan approval date: January 1, 2011 Anticipated preliminary plans and specifications submittal date: April 1, 2011 Anticipated final plans and specifications submittal date: June 1, 2011 Anticipated construction notice to proceed date: September 1, 2011 Anticipated loan agreement execution date: September 1, 2011 Section 2: Project Schedule Section 3: Project Information ( Attach additional pages if necessary. July 2010 Page 5 of 10 Cost Category Total Estimated Project Costs Costs to be Covered from Other Funds Allowable Loan Costs Administrative Expenses Legal Expenses Land and Easements $8,145,000 $8,145,000 Relocation Expenses Engineering Planning Fees Engineering Design Fees $918,000 $918,000 Engineering Construction Fees $450,000 $450,000 Construction $22,390,000 $8,991,000 $13,399,000 Equipment Interest During Construction Miscellaneous PROJECT SUBTOTAL $31,903,000 $17,136,000 $14,767,000 Section 4: Project Cost Supporting materials may be requested to document funding requests and system needs. SRF staff will evaluate eligibility for green project reserve and determine the percentage of principal forgiveness that will apply to the final SRF loan amount. A loan initiation fee of 1% will be charged on the non - forgivable loan portion. Please include the following items with your application: • Three official copies of the Facility Plan. Some green projects may require less planning than a traditional wastewater project; please check with DNR staff. The scope of the FP should be established at the project initiation rneeting. ■ Iowa Construction Permit Application Schedules A, F and G, if applicable. Design Schedule A is required for all projects. • Materials included in Exhibit 5: SRF Environmental Review Checklist, if applicable. An environmental review is not required for projects classified as "nonpoint source." July 2010 Page 6 of 10 Applicant Name: City of Dubuque, Iowa Mailing Address: 50 W. 13th Street City, State, Zip + 4 Dubuque, Iowa, 52001 -4845 Authorized Representative: Deron L. Muehring Mk AtlPMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIII Signature: 11011_-- Telephone Number: IIEZ-.._ Consulting Engineer: 1 Firm Address: ngineer II 563.589.4276 dmuehrin @cityofdubuque.org Michael Bridweli, PE Strand & Associates 910 West Wingra Drive s . eci branch where consultin • en * sneer is located City, State, Zip + 4 Madison, WI, 53715 Telephone Number: �-- NPDES Facility No.: 608.251.4843 Mike.Bridwell @Strand.com 31 -26 -0-04 - -. N ... a ..: -: : -..... .. - - - FNo sl ned: CS1920 `'.: , _ eaf�a Quarfe'r e af Pced'on Y �...1 . :.nth _ro - - .' Status on luP I on Sta .._ -,... ,: � Piann n `� C - " ii �r Clean Water SRF Intended Use Plan Application USE FOR GREEN PROJECTS ONLY DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2010. This form Is not an application for a loan. SRF loan application materials may be obtained at www.iowasrf.com. Section 1: Applicant and Consultant information July 2010 SRF STATE REVOLVING FUND Instructions: Complete the requested information in the following sections to the best of your ability. Please print or type the information on the form. If a particular item does not apply to your system, enter n/a for not applicable." Attach supporting documentation as needed. Keep a copy of the completed application for your records, submit a copy to your engineer, and submit the original signed form to the following address: State Revolving Fund c/o Eunice Boyd 401 SW 7 Street, Suite M Des Moines, IA 50309 INVESTING IN IOWA'S WATER wnww.iowasrf.com IDED, USDA, EPA, etc.). If the information requested in Items No. 1 through No. 6 has been addressed, but Steps 1 -17 of the wastewater construction permitting procedures have not been followed, the project will remain on the IUP contingency list until it can be added to the fundable list. Item No. 10. DNR concurrence with the proposed design flows and loadings is Step 12 of the wastewater construction permitting procedures. Our agreement with the proposed design criteria will be forwarded to the applicant in writing by the project manager. July 2010 SRF STATE REVOLVING FUND Item No. 11. The waste load allocation (WLA) for preparation of the FP must be based on current rules (including all applicable TMDLs) and the DNR concurred design flows and loadings per Steps 11 and 12. A WLA might not be necessary for projects involving only sewers, pumping stations or sludge handling. Most WLAs prior to 2006 are outdated. All WLA requests after the project initiation meeting should be routed through the project manager. The WLA is calculated by the Water Resources Section (Step 14). INVESTING IN IOWA'S WATER FORM Approved OMB No. 2030 -0020 Expires: 12 -31 -2011 United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 Preaward Compliance Review Report for All Applicants Requesting EPA Financial Assistance Note: Read Instructions on next page before completing form. I. Applicant/Recipient (Name, Address, State, Zip Code) City of Dubuque, Iowa; 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001 (IA) DUNS No. 093105302 II. Is the applicant currently receiving EPA assistance? Yes III. List all civil rights lawsuits and administrative complaints pending against the applicant/recipient that allege discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Do not include employment complaints not covered by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7. See instructions.) McDonough vs. City of Dubuque, Iowa Civil Rights Commission file: 04 57044; Webb vs. City of Dubuque Iowa, Iowa Civil Rights Commission file: 12 - 56484 IV. List all civil rights lawsuits and administrative complaints decided against the applicant/recipient within the last year that allege discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability and enclose a copy of all decisions. Please describe all corrective action taken. (Do not include employment complaints not covered by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7. See instructions.) None V. List all civil rights compliance reviews of the applicant/recipient conducted by any agency within the last two years and enclose a copy of the review and any decisions, orders, or agreements based on the review. Please describe any corrective action taken (40 C.F.R§ 7.80(c)(3)) None VI. Is the applicant requesting EPA assistance for new construction? If no, proceed to VII; if yes, answer (a) and/or (b) below. Yes a. If the grant is for new construction, will all new facilities or alterations to existing facilities be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities? If yes, proceed to VII; if no, proceed to VI(b). Yes b. If the grant is for new construction and the new facilities or alterations to existing facilities will not be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, explain how a regulatory exception (40 C.F.R. § 7.70) applies. VII.* Does the applicant/recipient provide initial and continuing notice that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its programs or activities? (40 C.F.R. § 5.140 and § 7.95) a. Do the methods of notice accommodate those with impaired vision or hearing? Yes b. Is the notice posted in a prominent place in the applicant's offices or facilities, or, for education programs and activities, in appropriate periodicals and other written communications? Yes c. Does the notice identify a designated civil rights coordinator? Yes VIII.* Does the applicant /recipient maintain demographic data on the race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap of the population it serves? (40 C.F.R. § 7.85(a)) Yes IX.* Does the applicant/recipient have a policy /procedure for providing access to services for persons with limited English proficiency?Yes X.* If the applicant/recipient is an education program or activity, or has 15 or more employees, has it designated an employee to coordinate its compliance with 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7? Provide the name, title, position, mailing address, e-mail address, fax number, and telephone number of the designated coordinator. Yes, See attachments XI.* If the applicant/recipient is an education program or activity, or has 15 or more employees, has it adopted grievance procedures that assure the prompt and fair resolution of complaints that allege a violation of 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7? Provide a legal citation or Internet address for, or a copy of, the procedures. Yes, See attachments For the Applicant/Recipient I certify that the statements I have made on this form and all attachments thereto are true, accurate, and complete. I acknowledge that any knowingly false or misleading statement may be punishable by fine or imprisonment or both under applicable law. I assure that I will fully comply with all applicable civil rights statutes and EPA regulations. W gnature of Aut) f tc' . � J B. Title of Authorized Official ki d e, VOA kt C ity Manager C. Date 12/1/2010 /t (Q/ For the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1 have reviewed the information provided by the applicant/recipient and hereby certify that the applicant/recipient has submitted all preaward compliance information required by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7; that based on the information submitted, this application satisfies the preaward provisions of 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7; and that the applicant has given assurance that it will fully comply with all applicable civil rights statutes and EPA regulations. A. Signature of Authorized EPA Official See ** note on next page. B. Title of Authorized EPA Official C. Date Section 5: EPA Pre -Award Compliance EPA Form 4700 -4 (Rev. 3/2008). Previous editions are obsolete. July 2010 Page 7 of 10 Instructions for EPA FORM 4700-4 (Rev. 03/2008) General Recipients of Federal financial assistance from the US. Environmental Protection Agency must comply with the following statutes and regulations. Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 provides that no person in the 'United States shall. on the grounds of race, color. or national origin. be excluded from participation in. be denied the benefits of. or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial asitance. The Act goes on to explain that the statute shall not be construed to authorize action with respect to any employment practice of any employer. employment agency. or labor organization (except where the primmy objective of the Federal financial assistance is to provide employment). Section 13 of the 1972 Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act provides that no person in the United States shall on the ground of sex. be excluded from participation in. be denied the benefits of. or be subjected to discrimination under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. as amended. Employment discrimination on the basis of sex is prohibited in all such programs or activities. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prosides that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall solely by reason of disability be excluded from participation in. be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assismnce. Employment discrimination on the basis of disability is prohibited in all such prorams or activities. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 provides that no person on the basis of age shall be excluded from participation under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Fmployment discrimination is not covered. Age discrimination in employment is prohibited by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act administered by the E Employment Opportunity Commission. Title LX of the Education Amendments of 1972 provides that no person in the United States on the basis of sex shall be excluded from participation 'in. be denied the benefits of. or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activ ity receiving Federal financial assistance. Employment disciimirmtion on the basis of sex is prohibited in all such education programs or activities. Note: an education program or activity is not limited to only those conducted by a formal institution. 40 C.F.R. Part 5 implements Title a of the Education Amendments of 1972. 40 C.F.R. Part 7 implements Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Section 13 of the 1972 Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. and Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Executive Order 13166 (E,O. 13166) entitled: "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency requires Federal agencies work to ensure that recipients of Federal financial assistance Erovide meaningfid access to their LEP applicants and beneficiaries. July 2010 Items Applicant" means any entity that files an application or unsolicited proposal or otherwise requests EPA assistance. 40 C.F.R. §§ 5.105. 7.25. "Recipient" means any wily. other than applicant. which will actually receive EPA assistance. 40 C.F.R. §§ 5.105. 7.25. "Civil rights lawsuits and administrative complaints" means any lawsuit or administrative complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of race. color. national origin. sex. age. or disability pending or decided against the applicant and or entity which actually benefits from the grant. but excluding employment complaints not covered by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7. For example, if a city is the named applicant but the rant will actually benefit the Department of Sewage. civil rights lawsuits involving both the city and the Department of Sewage should be listed. Civil rights compliance review" means any review assessing the applicant's andzor recipient's compliance with laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race. color. national origin. sex. age. or disability. Submit this form with the original and required copies of applications. requests for extensions. requests for increase of funds. etc. Updates of info rnsation are all that are required after the initial application submission. If any item is not relevant to the project for which assistance is requested. write •NA" for Not Applicable." la the event applicant is uncertain about how to answer any questions. EPA program officials should be contacted for clarification. Questions Vil — X1 are for informational use only and will not affect an applicant's grant status. However. applicants should answer all questions on this form. (40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7). Note: Signature appears in the Approval Section of the EPA Comprehensive Administrative Review For Grants Agreements 8.1 ContinuationSupplemental Awards form. Approval indicates. in the reviewer's opinion. questions I — VI of Fonn 4700-4 comply with the preaward administrative requirements for EPA assistance. "Burden Disclosure Statement" EPA estimates public reporting burden for the preparation of this form to overage 30 minutes per response. This estimate includes the time for reviewing instructions. gathering and 'maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the form. Send comments regarding the burden estimate. including suggestions for reducing this burden, to U.S. EPA. Attn: Collection Strategies Division (MC 2822T). Office of Information Collection. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.. NW. Washington. D.C. 20460: and to the Office of hifonuation and Regulatory Affairs. Office of Itlanagement and Budget. Washington. D.C. 20503. The information on this form is required to enable the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to determine whether applicants and prospective recipients are developing projects. programs and activities on a nondiscriminatory basis as requued by the above stanues and regulations. Page 8 of 10 Section 6: Acquisition of Property by SRF Applicants Note: Purchase of land typically is not eligible for the Clean Water SRF. Please check with your project manager to confirm. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ASSURANCE WITH RESPECT TO REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION OF TITLE III OF THE UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES ACT OF 1970 AS AMENDED The City of Dubuque (IA) (Applicant) hereby assures that it has authority under applicable State and local law to comply with Section 213 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public Law 91 -646, 84 Stat. 1894 (42 U.S.C. 4601) as amended by the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, Title IV of Public Law 100 -17, 101 Stat. 246 -256 (42 U.S.C. 4601 note) and 49 CFR 1.48(cc); and certifies, assures and agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision set forth in the application. 1. For projects resulting in the displacement of any person: a. It will adequately inform the public of the relocation payments and services which will be available as set forth in Subparts A, C, D and E of 49 CFR 24. b. It will provide fair and reasonable relocation payments to displaced persons as required by Subparts D and E of 49 CFR 24. c. It will provide a relocation assistance program for displaced persons offering services described in Subpart C of 49 CFR 24. d. Comparable replacement dwellings will be available pursuant to Subpart F of 49 CFR 24, or provided if necessary, a reasonable period in advance of the time any person is displaced. e. In acquiring real property, it will provide at least 90 days written notice to each lawful occupant of real property acquired, stating the date such occupant is required to move from a dwelling or to move his business or farm operation. 2. For projects resulting in the acquisition of real property: a. It will fully comply with the requirements of Subpart B of 49 CFR 24. b. It will adequately inform the public of the acquisition policies, requirements and payments which apply to the project. c. It will make every effort to acquire real property expeditiously through negotiation. July 2010 Page 9 of 10 d. Before the initiation of negotiations it will have the real property appraised and give the owner or his representative an opportunity to accompany the appraiser during inspection of the property, except as provided in 49 CFR 24.102(c)(2). e. Before the initiation of negotiations it will establish an amount which it believes to be just compensation for the real property, and make a prompt offer to acquire the property for that amount; and at the same time it will provide the owner a written statement of the basis for such amount in accordance with 49 CFR 24.102. f. Before requiring any owner to surrender possession of real property it will pay the agreed purchase price; or deposit with the court, for the benefit of the owner, an amount not less than the approved appraisal of the fair market value of the property; or pay the amount of the award of compensation in a condemnation proceeding for the property. g. If interest in real property is to be acquired by exercise of the power of eminent domain, it will institute formal condemnation proceedings and not intentionally make it necessary for an owner to institute legal proceedings to prove the fact of the taking of this real property; and h. It will offer to acquire the entire property, if acquisition of only part of a property would leave its owner with an uneconomic remnant. References to 49 CFR are citations to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 24, published in the Federal Register Vol. 54, No. 40, March 2, 1989. This document is hereby made part of and incorporated in any contract or agreement, or any supplements and amendments thereto, relating to the above - identified application and shall be deemed to supersede any provision therein to the extent that such provisions conflict with the assurances or agreements provided therein. City of Dubuque (IA) (Legal Name of Applicant) By c (Signature of Authorize epresentative) (Date) July 2010 Page 10 of 10 THE CITY or DUB Masterpiece on the Mississippi Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project Permeable Botts: r. Facility Plan Summary Natural Bank Low How Channel t Rain Garden ♦ Natural Vegetation f • Tyq. Low Fkw Charnel Width i Narrow Low Now Channel to Enhance I Sediment Drop Upstream Sediment Collection IUMaintenanoe Vehicle Access Dubuque -�„� 1 C f I ► 2007 `� i �� ���``�oFES / 04 / , ,, ` .. < pQ. •'' ' • •.-9 'f., _ , �, : MICHAEL H. '. c = J i BRIDWELL ' m 19920 T. /,,,/ © � W �A ` � % ‘‘`‘ SEAL I hereby certify that this engineering document was prepared by me or under my direct personal supervision and that I am a duly licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Iowa. FOR ST1, AND ASSOgIATES / /yC Michael H. Bridwell, P.E. Date License Number 19920 My license renewal date is December 31, 2011 Pages or sheets covered by this seal: All FACILITY PLAN SUMMARY FOR CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA UPPER BEE BRANCH CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT PREPARED FOR: City of Dubuque 50 West 13 Street Dubuque, IA 52001 Phone: 563 -589 -4100 Fax: 563 -589 -0890 FACILITY PLAN SUMMARY PREPARED BY: Strand Associates, Inc. 910 West Wingra Dr. Madison, WI 53715 Phone: 608 -251 -4843 Fax: 608 - 251 -8655 Strand Project No. 1154.007 City of Dubuque 50 West 13 Street Dubuque, IA 52001 Phone: 563 -589 -4100 Fax: 563 -589 -0890 Currently, the seven square mile urban Bee Branch Watershed drains into a 2 -mile stretch of buried storm sewer that eventually discharges into the Mississippi River through the 16 Street Detention Basin. Pictured in Figure 1 below is the storm sewer outlet into the basin. While walking down Elm Street or Washington Street, most will hear the birds chirping, see the leaves and trees dance with the wind, or feel the crackling of leaves under their feet. But something else is there too that goes mostly undetected, a presence largely hidden. Most are not aware of the wild, beautiful creature trapped, confined only a few feet below their footfalls: the buried Bee Branch Creek. Buried over a century ago it has been a long time since the Bee Branch Creek last heard the birds, danced with the wind, and tumbled under the warmth of the sun. Unfortunately, people have not had the opportunity to experience what an urban creek has to offer: to hear, see, or feel the water resource. Only negative experiences have remained as a few times over the past century the creek has, as if woken from a nightmare, fought against the limestone walls that incarcerate it, temporarily rising from the depths into open air only to be greeted with darkness and despair. Figure 1. Bee Branch storm sewer outlet south of 16th Street. On May 16, 1999 many Dubuque citizens were waiting out a tornado warning in their basement when heavy rains produced a very personal disaster that shook their lives. As Dubuque resident Mike Hillard said in the May 20, 1999 edition of the Telegraph Herald, "it was evacuate the tornado shelter or drown. Our freezer was just bobbing." According to the newspaper, hundreds of basements were flooded. Furnaces, water heaters, washers and dryers, freezers, and even electrical boxes were damaged. In the same Telegraph Herald article, Washington Street resident Faith Kramer said, "As the water came up, we could hear everything banging around down there, and glass breaking." In 1999 and again in 2002 and 2004, heavy rains produced flood damage spurring Presidential Disaster Declarations. In each case, federal and state funds were expended for repairs. As it turns out, there is a long unfortunate history of flood damage associated with Bee Branch flooding. Past City leaders have tried to address the issue. Unfortunately, the solution they chose was to bury the creek. And so the flooding issues persist. Over the course of a hundred years, 1,150 properties have experienced tens of millions of dollars in damage and even fatalities. In 1998 the City of Dubuque initiated a study to look into the nature of the flooding problem and identify solutions. And in 2001 the Drainage Basin Master Plan (DBMP) was completed by HDR Engineering (Omaha, NE) which outlined the need to construct two upstream detention basins and replace the buried Bee Branch storm sewer with something that can convey more stormwater. The City had several choices ultimately deciding that in addition to addressing the flooding problem, the City would daylight the Bee Branch Creek and improve water quality. Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 3 of 13 Initially, the driving force behind the Bee Branch project was to address flooding. But the driving force behind daylighting the Bee Branch Creek is related to reintroducing a forgotten water resource to the region, restoring the Bee Branch Creek, and improving the quality of its waters. The EPA has lauded projects that address both flooding problems and improve water quality and the environment. In Green Infrastructure Case Studies: Municipal Policies for Managing Stormwater with Green Infrastructure (EPA- 841 -F -10 -004, August 2010), the EPA recognized the "improved floodwater conveyance" associated with the award winning Buffalo Bayou Project in Houston, Texas. More importantly, the EPA recognized that the project provided "other community and environmental benefits." The Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project involves the daylighting of 4,500 feet of buried storm sewer and the recreation of an associated green floodplain. The Bee Branch Creek Restoration project will restore the Bee Branch Creek from a buried storm sewer, devoid of aquatic life and wildlife, into a creek capable of sustaining both aquatic life and wildlife. The lower reach, or Lower Bee Branch, will consist of the creation of a 2,300 -foot long, by 100 -foot wide, by 5 -foot deep permanent pool of water. The upper reach, or Upper Bee Branch, will consist of the creation of a 2,200 -foot long segment with a 15 to 25 -foot wide creek through a 150 to 180 -foot wide floodplain corridor. Figure 2 below shows the location of both reaches of the project. Figure 2. Lower and Upper portions of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 4 of 13 Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project (LBBC) The Facility Plan for the Lower Bee Branch Creek had been submitted and approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in the fall of 2010. It is currently under construction and expected to be completed in the fall of 2011. The permanent pool of open water associated with the Lower Bee Branch shown in Figure 3 below will have a surface area of 12 -acres that will function as a stilling basin and sediment trap as runoff from a 2 -inch rain will flow through the facility at an average velocity of only 1.2 feet per second. It will function as a pretreatment system for stormwater prior to its discharge into the impaired Mississippi. According to the EPA, permanent pools are one of the most prevalent best management practices throughout the Midwest. (K. Christen, Water Environment & Technology, April 2003). They are effective at removing sediment, heavy metals, phosphorus, nitrogen, and pathogens from stormwater. Strand & Associates utilized the Source Loading and Management Model (SLAMM) to evaluate the effectiveness of the LBBC. SLAMM has been partially supported by organizations such as the EPA, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Environment Canada, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the United States Geological Survey. Strand concluded that as proposed, the restored Lower Bee Branch Creek will reduce total suspended solids by 42.8 %. This would equate to an estimated annual sediment loading reduction of approximately 200 tons. Figure 3. Permanent pool of water associated with the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 5 of 13 Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project (UBBC) The Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project involves the day lighting of 2,300 feet of the natural Bee Branch Creek from Garfield Avenue to 24 Street (see Figure 4 below). In some locations, between 22 and 24 Street, the creek will be reconstructed where it existed a century ago. But due to the highly urbanized nature of the Bee Branch watershed, the alignment will vary from its original location and the restored creek has been designed to accommodate the current hydrology. The proposed plan view of the UBBC is shown in attachment A. Upper Bee Branch Figure 4. Limits of the restored Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project from Garfield Avenue to 24 Street. In order to accommodate the hydrologic conditions of the Bee Branch watershed, the width of the creek will vary between 15 and 25 -feet. With a baseflow of about 5 cfs, the water in the creek will be at least seven (7) inches deep. And the top of the creek bank will be roughly four feet high. Runoff from most rains will remain within the creek banks. Consistent with the hydrology of a natural creek, runoff from larger rains, up to the 100 -year design storm, will spill into the floodplain to be restored as part of the UBBC project. The creek itself will consist of primarily an earthen and cobble bottom. Its banks will consist of a combination of random stone and natural channel edges to promote a bio- diverse aquaculture including macro - invertebrate and polymorphic amphibian populations within the immediate channel environment. Development of this environment/habitat will lead to a natural assimilation and absorption of various dissolved and suspended stream contaminants and nutrients resulting from the discharge of urban storm water runoff to the creek. Figure 5 is a drawing that shows a typical cross section. The combination of rock and vegetative channel Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 6 of 13 banks will recreate the creek's biological integrity with the planting of natural plant species that typically flourish along a creek. Other cross - sections will have rock banks on both sides or earthen, vegetated channel edges on both sides. In another section of the restored creek, the creek cross - section is designed with a creek bed made up of interlocking permeable pavement. This section is designed for sediment aggregation and removal. Figure 6 provides an illustration of the sediment bay designed to deflect coarse sediments from the active stream channel into a hard surface containment area where they can accumulate outside the natural turbulence of the channel where they will be evacuated by mechanical means on a recurring schedule. The proposed creek profile includes three in -line spillway /aeration features to aerate stormwater as it moves through the Upper Bee Branch Creek (see Figure 7). In -line aeration will result in oxidation of volatile organic compounds and release of dissolved anerobic gases within the creek while increasing dissolved oxygen levels that promote natural biological assimilation of dissolved contaminants. /:,'ii / • >} retie, y 4 y Permeable Ratteen Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Natural Bank Low Flow Channel Figure 5. Cross - section of the Upper Bee Branch Creek with a combination of rock and vegetated channel banks. Typ. Low Paw Channel Wid , h I X Narrow Law Flow Channel to Enhance Sediment Chap Upstaearn Sediment Ccllection 4 t tY Ataintrrurcc Vehice Access Ili ° r 2 , / r . d1. - -- 1111 A li /i / 1:, ./ � / / / !O Figure 6. Cross- section of the Upper Bee Branch Creek with a sediment bay designed to collect coarse sediments from the active stream channel where it can be removed using mechanical means. Page 7 of 13 The floodplain area to be constructed as part of the project will also include features to improve the water quality within the daylighted Bee Branch Creek. Six Bio- Retention Fields/Rain Gardens with a cumulative total of 10,000 sf of surface area to provide treatment to the stormwater discharged from all existing adjacent local storm sewers, and the "first flush" from all existing adjacent regional storm sewers. The proposed cross section near 22n Street with a bio- retention field is shown in Figure 8. The Bio- Retention Fields will include an engineered soil matrix and surface vegetation to promote and maintain infiltration/filtration of storm water prior to reaching the proposed channel area, resulting in storm water discharge with reduce dissolved contaminants, suspended solids, nutrient loading and thermal loading. • _s ems � Aeration Feature Daylighted Creek 24th Street Figure 7. Aeration feature located where the realigned Bee Branch Sewer will discharge into the daylighted Upper Bee Branch Creek. The restored floodplain area will include 100,000 square feet of deep tilled slopes adjacent to the proposed creek with imbedded compost to promote infiltration of surface water runoff into the sub - surface soil matrix prior to entering the creek. This will result in reduced dissolved contaminants, suspended solids, nutrient loading and thermal loading. To complete the restoration of the Upper Bee Branch Creek, the associated floodplain and a riparian buffer, hundreds of native trees will be planted along the creek and throughout the floodplain area. Along with intercepting rain and decreasing runoff, the tree canopy will provide shade, another protection from thermal loading. Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 8 of 13 creek �/ Floodplain Area • Low Flow Channel mr4 h• . 3 l. Le 1 . J.IIi Rain Garden + Natural Vegetation r Figure 8. Cross section of the Upper Bee Branch near 22 " Street that includes a bio- retention fields /rain garden. Finally, in addition to the water quality benefits and aquatic habitat creation associated with creek daylighting, the UBBC project will include additional water quality best management practices (BMPs). Two large scale baffled vortex separator units for treatment of the "first flush" flows from the remaining upstream segment of the existing Bee Branch storm sewer. These units will be capable of removing 80% of coarse sediment particles in excess of 100 mµ. The baffled design will also trap floatable contaminants such as grease and oils as well as floatable solid wastes such as plastic and wood products. And the parking lot that must be relocated for the project will be repaved with pervious pavement thereby reducing runoff to the creek, reducing the thermal impact of the pavement, and allowing the filtration of runoff through the subsoil. Using SLAMM, Strand & Associates was able evaluate the water quality benefits of the project, concluding that the lower reach of the restored Bee Branch Creek will reduce total suspended solids by 42.8% and an annual sediment loading reduction by 200 tons. Unfortunately, the benefits of daylighting the creek and the additional BMPs outlined for the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project do not lend themselves to direct modeling using conventional quantitative modeling techniques. While the water quality benefits of these BMPs are real and significant they are more qualitative than quantitative due to current technological limitations. It is anticipated that as the research into these types of stormwater management approaches continues to evolve, quantitative results will become more predictable. But the EPA has consistently recognized the environmental benefits to creek daylighting. Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 9 of 13 The EPA has developed conceptual plans for several daylighting projects in Massachusetts. In Utah, they were part of a collaborative effort that "espoused the daylighting and restoration of City Creek."' An EPA funded study concluded that daylighting projects "improve water quality by exposing water to air, sunlight, vegetation, and soil, all of which help transform, bind up, or otherwise neutralize pollutants," and that "exposure to sunlight air, and soil allows growth of aquatic and riparian vegetation that can improve water quality by taking up organic and . inorganic pollutants. " Another way that scientists assess the water quality within a creek is to look at the health and diversity of the small critters inhabiting the creek. In recent years there have been several creek daylighting projects that have witnessed an increase in biodiversity. As a result of creek daylighting "for the first time in over fifty years Salmon are able to return to Vancouver's Spanish Banks Creek. And the improved riparian habitat creates valuable habitat for other species such as eagles and herons. " And according to the EPA's 2008 Annual Report on Clean Water State Revolving Fund Programs, Clean Water SRF funded projects "contribute significantly to the restoration of streams. For example, over $13 billion went to projects that positively affect aquatic life and wildlife." Finding a lack of scientific data on the subject, the City of Dubuque hired CDM (Milwaukee, WI) to try and quantify the water quality benefits of creek daylighting. They concluded that exposing the creek to sunlight and creating the vegetated green space within the floodway corridor as outlined in the UBBC project, would result in a 20% improvement in dissolved oxygen; a 13% reduction is suspended sediment; a small reduction in phosphorus, nitrogen, and lead; and a 15% reduction in bacteria (see Attachment B). These water quality benefits would not be realized without daylighting the Bee Branch Creek. Green Projects Attachment 2, Green Project Preserve: Guidance for Determining Project Eligibility, states that the "EPA used an inclusive approach to determine what is and is not a `green' water project." Public Law 111 -88 indicates that States must make available grant funding for "projects to address green infrastructure ... or other environmentally innovative activities." The proposed design of the Upper Bee Branch Creek Project creek is consistent with the EPA's definition of a "green" project and certainly qualifies as an innovative project. Attachment 2, Green Project Preserve: Guidance for Determining Project Eligibility outlines "categorically eligible projects." Section 1.2 -7 of Part A — CWSRF also establishes that creek daylighting is a Categorical (Green Infrastructure) Project. Urban Rivers Restoration Pilot Fact Sheet: City Creek/Gateway District, Utah 2 Daylighting: New Life for Buried Streams, Richard Pinkham, 2000 3 Spanish Banks Creek Daylighting: Case Study, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Community Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 10 of 13 REALIGNED BEE BRANCH SEWER too AERATION FEATURE BAFFLED VORTEX SEPARATOR DEEP TILLED VEGETATED AREAS STORM SEWER OUTFALL INTO RI ORETENTI ON FIELD (TYP. OF 6:o . . . — ExTEN9ON OF / litlet. REGIONAL , NKUPCDNIOLNY AERATION FEATURE IN-LINE SEDIMENT BAY 4172 #71 BROGE NrAmorototiN UPPERIVIMANCirtViK RESTORATION - DUBUQUE, IOWA . 7/ NPNRNOWIFIN■ N * I* VC ****11 *4* IN—LINE SEDIMENT BAY AERATION FEATURE N I.'N NAIL 14041 PRIMA Page 11 of 13 Memorandum To: Gus Psihoyos, City of Dubuque From: Laura Kletti P.E. CFM, Rich Wagner P.E., CDM Date: February 23, 2007 Subject: Water Quality Benefits for Bee Branch Creek Improvements Summary The City of Dubuque has completed the preliminary engineering analysis to daylight the downstream 4,000 feet of the existing Bee Branch Sewer as an open channel. The attached Figures 1 -1 and 5 -1 from the 2004 Bee Branch Creek Restoration Alignment Study (2004 Study) depict the Bee Branch drainage basin and the proposed open channel alignment, respectively. The proposed open channel project extends from 24th Street to the outlet at the 16th Street Detention Basin. The 16th Street Detention Basin water is then either pumped or gravity drained to the Mississippi River. The proposed open channel cross section will include a low flow channel as well as a wide floodplain area for flood flows. The low flow channel design is proposed to have large cut stones on the sides and a concrete articulated matting base to allow for easy sediment removal. The floodplain and side slopes of the proposed open channel will be earthen and covered with native grasses. A typical cross section is attached as Figure 3. The normal, current groundwater, and modeled peak storm water levels are also depicted on Figure 3 for reference. The water quality benefits of the open channel configuration were evaluated for the processes of aeration, infiltration, sediment removal, and bacteria die -off. Water quality parameters investigated included dissolved oxygen, nutrients, lead, and bacteria. Based on this evaluation, the following water quality improvements are expected with the proposed Bee Branch Open Channel. ■ Approximately 20% improvement in dissolved oxygen • Less than 1% reduction in dissolved phosphorus, nitrogen and lead via infiltration • Approximately 13% reduction in suspended sediment via settling P:\20959\57544 Bee Branch WQ evaluation 2007\Memorandum\Bee Branch_WQ_memo 2 -23-07 Summary.doc Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 12 of 13 Gus Psihoyos February 23, 2007 Page 2 ■ Approximately 4 %,1 %,10% reduction in phosphorus, nitrogen and lead respectively via sediment removal • Approximately 15% bacteria die -off via mortality and exposure to sunlight Upper Bee Branch Creek Facility Plan Page 13 of 13 APPLICANT ENGINEER OWNER E -MAIL ADDRESS City of Dubuque, Iowa dmuehrin @cityofdubuque.org FIRM E -MAIL ADDRESS Strand & Associates Mike.Bridwell a,Strand.com ADDRESS 50 W, 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001 ADDRESS 910 West Wingra Drive, Madison, WI, 53715 REPRESENTATIVE TELEPHONE Deron Muehring 563.589.4276 PROJECT OFFICER TELEPHONE Michael Bridwell, PE 608.251.4843 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project ESTIMATED START DATE September 1, 2011 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE May 1, 2013 1. Has an engineering If Yes => 2. Does the loadings, facilities If No => 3. Are there For a Standard three 4. Are approved If Yes => 5. Does each "professhmal If No => Processing specifications 6. Is this a If Yes => A Water 7. Is the applicant If No => A accompany 8. Is a new If l'es => A 9. Is any waterline within 400 If Yes => Identify 10. Will construction If No => 11. Will this project construction plan? Provide three minor sets joint construction Sewage or new PLEASE RESPOND TO ALL QUESTIONS report. facilities plan or other informmation previously been submitted for this project? YES NO 14 ❑ ❑ ❑ 1‘,4 ❑ ❑ 14 ❑ ❑ V ❑ ki 0 hi ❑ V ■ PROJECT IDENTITY Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project DATE SUBMITTED December 1, 2010 and construction permit application, as submitted, follow the recommendations, design schedule, permit limits, and conclusions of the approved engineering report or the design basis and technical information justifying all changes. complete sets of plans and specifications accompanying this application? gravity sewer extension within the meaning of 455B.183.3 Code of Iowa and Design 11.1, two complete sets will be adequate for expeditious approval. For more complex projects, of plans and specifications may be requested. standard specifications a part of this application? APPROVED STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS OF (municipality or firm) City of Dubuque, Iowa DATE APPROVED Varies set of plans and specifications or engineering report accomipanying this application contain a engineering seal" executed in conformance with 54213.16 Code oflowa? will be delayed pending receipt of applicable design schedules and certified plans, or engineering report. wastewater and water supply project? permit application for the water supply project should be submitted separately to the Supply Section. A water supply permit fee may be required. to provide treatment of effluent resulting from this construction? Treatment Agreement (DNR Form 29) executed by the authority providing treatment must this application. amended operation permit necessary to use the facilities described in this application? or amended permit to operate may be requested prior to the receipt ofa construction permit. located within 10 feet; or any private or public well, lake, or public. recreation area located feet of the proposed construction? and locate the facility(s) relative to the proposed construction. inspection be conducted by a licensed engineer employed by the applicant? NAME OF ENGINEERING FIRM CONDUCTING INSPECTION )roject utilize CWSRF loan funds? CERTIFICATION APPLICANT i certify that I tun the authorized representative of the owner and state that the project identified above is approved by the owner. J` / t - i certify conform 64, or that variations intormation knowledge, Sly } 4 ' 1 1 y .. ENGINEER that all aspects of design included in this application to applicable standards contained in Chapter 567 IAC an explanation and justification for any proposed from such standards is attached, E am familiar with the such information is com and accurate. fr contained in this application, and to the best of my UR i )AT E , f r / .30 • S R E DAT lGNkT }Estimated Construction Start Date: Complete applications must be submitted at least 120 days nh advance of the date for starting construction in accordance with Rules 567 IAC 60.4 and 64.2 PLEASE COMPLETE THE SCHEDULE CHECKLIST ON THE FOLLOWING; PAGE OIL TIIIS FORM Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wastewater Section Construction Permit Application SCHEDULE A, General Information DNR tbrin 28A (Sept 2010) 542 -3129 Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wastewater Section Construction Permit Application SCHEDULE A, General Information SCHEDULE H3 I J K1 K2 K3 L M N O P B Collection system C D E F G HI Identify all categories TITLE Lateral Sewer Extension Trunk & Interceptor Sewer Wastewater Pump Station Treatment Project Site Selection Treatment Project Design Data Schematic Flow Diagram H2 Treatment Process Loading and Removal Efficiency Mechanical Plant Reliability Screening, Grit Removal and Flow Measurement Septic Tank System Controlled Discharge Pond Aerated Pond Anaerobic Lagoon Setting Tanks Fixed Film Reactor — Stationary Media Rotating Biological Contactor Aeration Tanks or Basins Gas Chlorination Q Sludge Digestion and Holding RI Sludge Dewatering and Disposal R2(A & B) Low Rate Land Application of Sludge R3 Land Application of Sewage Sludge (To be developed) S Land Application of Wastewater (To be developed) Sewage Treatment Agreement DOCUMENT CHECKLIST included in this project. Also, identify schedules attached to this application. INCLUDED IN SUBMITTAL ATTACHED PROJECT DATE ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ 0 0 0 0 Identify any categories included in this project which are not provided in the above list of schedules. Green Infrastructure and Environmentally Innovative Project DNR form 28A (Sept 2010) 542 -3129